Grand Bazaar in Aid of the Sheltering Arms

Event Information

Venue(s):
Thirty-Seventh Regiment Armory

Price: $.25 before 5pm; $.50 after 5pm; $1 season ticket

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
26 April 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

29 Apr 1870, All Day
30 Apr 1870, All Day

Program Details

One of several events in April 1870 to benefit the Sheltering Arms. The Navy Yard, Fort Hamilton, and Governor’s Island Bands performed on alternating afternoons; Lander’s Band appeared every evening. (Citations provide program for the Lanner Band evening performance only.) Mora and Salvotti on Saturday only. The Sheltering Arms was “an asylum for crippled, incurable and destitute children.” See related events of 04/18/70: Sheltering Arms’ Vocal and Instrumental Benefit Concert and 04/30/70: Grand Bazaar in Aid of the Sheltering Arms: Picture Gallery Concert.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Lander's Band
2)
Prophète, Le, "Marche du sacre"
aka Prophete. Coronation march; Grand processional march; Krönungsmarsch; Crowning march
Composer(s): Meyerbeer
3)
Roses, Les
Composer(s): Métra
4)
Périchole, La, selection
aka Perichole La, selection
Composer(s): Offenbach
5)
Im Carrière
aka Im carriere
Composer(s): Strebinger
6)
Fantasie on the Riccis’ Crispino e la comare
Composer(s): Unknown composer
7)
INTERMISSION
8)
Dichter und Bauer, overture
aka Poet and peasant overture
Composer(s): Suppé
9)
Wiener Stimmen, op. 239
Composer(s): Strauss
10)
Lucia di Lammermoor, aria
Composer(s): Donizetti
11)
Fleur de thé
aka Fleur de the
Composer(s): Lander [cond.]
12)
Geneviève de Brabant, selection
Composer(s): Offenbach

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 27 April 1870, 15.

“The Navy Yard, Fort Hamilton and Governor’s Island Bands have kindly offered to furnish music on alternate afternoons. Lander’s Band will attend every evening… Doors open from 10 A. M. to 11 P. M.”

2)
Advertisement: New York Sun, 29 April 1870, 3.

Provides program.

3)
Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 29 April 1870, 7.

Provides program.

4)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 29 April 1870, 7.

Provides program. “A SPLENDID GRAND PIANO, Contributed by A. Weber, will be given to the wife of the clergyman receiving the greatest number of votes.”

5)
Advertisement: New York Sun, 30 April 1870, 4.

Provides same program as was given for Friday.

6)
Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 30 April 1870, 9.

Provides the same program as was given for Friday.

7)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 30 April 1870, 9.

Provides the same program as was given for Friday.

8)
Review: New York Sun, 02 May 1870, 1.

“The Sheltering Arms Bazaar closed on Saturday evening. The receipts amounted to $35,000. A few more articles remain to be auctioned.”